"Fun, friendly and inclusive. Learning by doing with Hi!"

Hannelore Kolb is an ambassador for Hager Group’s learning offer within the L&D (learning and development) community and Valérie Kaufenstein is a Hager University Learning Experience Specialist. They have a shared passion: learning.?

Hager University, or Hi! as it is officially known is the power engine of our culture and is a permanent people developer. Hannelore Kolb, Learning Program Manager sums it up as follows, “Hi! provides development opportunities with academies, online courses and communities, it is open to absolutely everyone in the group.” When companies want to grow, they need to adapt and change their corporate learning goals, cultivating each employee’s ability to explore, learn and grow. Just some of the possibilities available at Hi! are leadership development, project management training, improving language skills and getting official certifications. It bundles all existing training courses together making it easier for employees to obtain the knowledge they need for their work and personal development. The Hi! experience is about encouraging people to pursue their learning goals and dare to try something new.?

Traditionally learning always took place in the classroom, but as Valérie explains “it can also be learning from others – your manager, colleagues, conferences – together in a community with experimentation, learning by doing, learning by error, getting feedback, digital & physical mixes, reading articles and books. My job is to bring all these methods together under one banner at Hager Group and bear in mind not that everyone learns in the same way.?

Valérie insists on the importance of defining clear objectives and knowing precisely what we need to know and why. And the importance of chopping learning up into manageable bitesize pieces. “If we get too much information it serves no purpose. We must be able to transform it, use it. People must learn to self-evaluate, too. Passive education is what happens at school, I’m told what I need to learn. When I make my own decision it’s more powerful and useful. I am the master of what I am learning, and I know why I’m doing it.”

Read more about how our two Hager University experts discovered their calling. https://www.hagergroup.com/annualreport/2021-22/en/title/